Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Female Speaker Representation at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meetings Over Time.

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics Pub Date : 2025-04-24 eCollection Date: 2025-04-01 DOI:10.1177/24730114251328691
Katherine M Kutzer, Rochelle Bitolas, Raquel S Garcia, Alexandra Hunter Aitchison, Julia E Ralph, Sally J Kuehn, Andrew E Hanselman, Albert T Anastasio, Samuel B Adams
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Abstract

Background: Female representation among residents and practicing surgeons in orthopaedics remains disproportionately low at 19.3% and 7.4%, respectively. This study investigates female representation in speaker roles at American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) meetings over time.

Methods: The annual AOFAS meeting programs for 2012 to 2024 were reviewed by 3 independent raters. Each speaker, moderator, and panelist was classified based on gender and role; data were cross-checked using Fleiss multirater κ validation. Sessions discussing surgical or biomedical topics were categorized as "technical," and all other sessions were categorized as "nontechnical." Yearly odds ratios (ORs) and CIs evaluating gender vs session status, as well as gender vs speaker role, are provided.

Results: A total of 2396 speaking sessions were analyzed; 11.5% of sessions were led by female speakers. Over time, female speaker representation ranged from 5.61% in 2014 to 18.75% in 2022. Female speakers led only 10.8% of the 2088 technical sessions. On average, female speakers were significantly more likely than males to assume nontechnical speaking roles across all years combined (OR 1.5111, 95% CI 1.0792-2.1158, P = .0162). For individual year ORs, female speakers were significantly more likely to assume nontechnical speaking roles in 2020 (OR 12.24, 95% CI 4.082-36.67, P < .001); however, the differences were not statistically significant for other years. Females also comprised 10.10% and 12.00% of moderator and panelist roles, respectively.

Conclusion: Female speaker involvement was representative of AOFAS female membership and the national population of female orthopaedic surgeons. Additionally, our study revealed an increasing trend in female speakers, panelists, and moderators from 2012 to 2024. However, there is a need for a shift in the distribution of speaker roles to prevent professional marginalization. Continued efforts to support female representation as role models at national conferences increases visibility and may help to address the lack of women within orthopaedics.

Level of evidence: Level III, retrospective cross-sectional study.

打破玻璃天花板:随着时间的推移,在美国骨科足踝协会年会上的女性演讲者代表。
背景:骨科住院医师和执业外科医生中的女性比例仍然低得不成比例,分别为19.3%和7.4%。本研究调查了美国骨科足踝学会(AOFAS)会议上女性演讲者的代表性。方法:由3位独立评议人对2012 - 2024年AOFAS年会日程进行评议。每个演讲者、主持人和小组成员都根据性别和角色进行分类;使用Fleiss multirater κ验证对数据进行交叉检查。讨论外科或生物医学主题的会议被归类为“技术性”,所有其他会议被归类为“非技术性”。提供了评估性别与会议状态以及性别与演讲者角色的年度比值比(ORs)和ci。结果:共分析了2396个会话;11.5%的会议由女性主持。随着时间的推移,女性发言人的比例从2014年的5.61%上升到2022年的18.75%。在2088场技术会议中,女性演讲者仅占10.8%。平均而言,在所有年份中,女性演讲者明显比男性更有可能承担非技术演讲角色(OR 1.5111, 95% CI 1.0792-2.1158, P = 0.0162)。对于单个年份的OR,女性演讲者在2020年更有可能担任非技术演讲角色(OR 12.24, 95% CI 4.082-36.67, P)。结论:女性演讲者的参与代表了AOFAS女性会员和全国女性骨科医生人群。此外,我们的研究显示,从2012年到2024年,女性演讲者、小组成员和主持人的数量呈上升趋势。然而,有必要改变发言者的角色分配,以防止专业边缘化。继续努力支持女性代表作为国家会议的榜样,增加了知名度,并可能有助于解决骨科中缺乏女性的问题。证据等级:III级,回顾性横断面研究。
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Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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